[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 5.164 # Skandapurana 5.164 Skandapurāṇa 5.164 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.164.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.1) .. .. sūta uvāca .. .. tataḥprabhṛtipuṇye ca sarasvatyāstaṭeśubhe .. bāhyānāṃ nāgarāṇāṃ ca sthānaṃ jātaṃ mahattaram .. 1 .. > Sūta said: > From that time onward, on the auspicious bank of the Sarasvatī, / a very great abode was formed for the outer Nāgaras, 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.2) putrapautrapravṛddhānāṃ dauhitrāṇāṃ dvijottamāḥ .. camatkārapurasyāgre yajjñātaṃ vidyayā dhanaiḥ .. 2 .. > who had increased with sons, grandsons, and daughters' sons, O best of the twice-born, / before Camatkārapura, which became renowned for learning and riches. 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.3) kasyacittvatha kālasya viśvāmitreṇa dhīmatā .. śaptā sarasvatī kopātkṛtā rudhiravāhinī .. 3 .. > Then, after some time, by the wise Viśvāmitra / the Sarasvatī was cursed in anger and made into a river of blood. 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.4) tataḥ saṃsevyate hṛṣṭai rākṣasaiḥ sā divāniśam.. gītanṛtyaparaiścānyairbhūtaiḥ pretaiḥ piśācakaiḥ .. 4 .. > Then she was frequented day and night by delighted rākṣasas, / and by other bhūtas, pretas, and piśācas intent on singing and dancing. 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.5) tataste nāgarā bāhyāstāṃ tyaktvā dūrataḥ sthitāḥ .. kāṃdiśīkāstato yātā bhakṣyamāṇāstu rākṣasaiḥ .. narmadāyāstaṭe puṇye mārkaṇḍāśramasaṃnidhau .. 5 .. .. > Then those outer Nāgaras abandoned her and stayed far away; / fleeing in all directions, being devoured by rākṣasas, they went from there / to the sacred bank of the Narmadā, near the hermitage of Mārkaṇḍa. 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.6) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. kasmātsarasvatī śaptā viśvāmitreṇa dhīmatā.. mahānadyā ko'parādhastayā tasya vinirmitaḥ .. 6 .. > The seers said: > Why was the Sarasvatī cursed by the wise Viśvāmitra? / What offense was committed against him by that great river? 6 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.7) .. sūta uvāca .. .. āsītpurā mahadvairaṃ viśvāmitravasiṣṭhayoḥ .. brāhmaṇyasya kṛte viprāḥ prāṇāntakaraṇaṃ mahat .. sa sarvairbrāhmaṇaiḥ prokto viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ .. 7 .. > Sūta said: > Formerly there was a great enmity between Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha / for the sake of brahminhood, O brahmins, causing a great destruction of life. / That Viśvāmitra was addressed as a great sage by all the brahmins, 7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.8) kṣatriyo'pi puraskṛtya devadevaṃ pitāmaham .. na caikena vasiṣṭhena tenaitadvairamāhitam .. 8 .. > even though he was a kṣatriya, placing the god of gods, the Grandfather \[Brahmā\], at the forefront; / but not by Vasiṣṭha alone; because of this, that enmity was stirred up. 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.9) .. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ .. .. kṣatriyo'pi kathaṃ vipro viśvā mitro mahāmate .. vasiṣṭhena kathaṃ nokto yaḥ prokto brahmaṇā svayam .. 9 .. > The seers said: > Even though a kṣatriya, how did Viśvāmitra become a brahmin, O noble-minded one? / Why was he, who was proclaimed by Brahmā himself, not spoken to \[as such\] by Vasiṣṭha? 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.10) etannaḥ sarvamācakṣva paraṃ kautūhalaṃ sthitam..6.165.10... > Tell us all of this; a supreme curiosity has arisen in us. 10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.11) .. sūta uvāca .. .. āsītpurā ṛcīkākhyo bhṛguputro mahāmuniḥ .. vratādhyayanasaṃpannaḥ sutapasvī mahāyaśāḥ .. 11 .. > Sūta said: > Formerly there was a great sage named Ṛcīka, the son of Bhṛgu, / endowed with vows and Vedic study, a true ascetic of great renown. 11 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.12) tīrthayātrāprasaṃgena sa kadācinmunīśvaraḥ .. sthānaṃ bhojakaṭaṃ nāma prāpto gādhimahīpateḥ .. yatra sā kauśikīnāma nadī trailokyaviśrutā .. 12 .. > In the course of a pilgrimage to sacred fords, that lord of sages once / arrived at the place named Bhojakaṭa, belonging to King Gādhi, / where that river named Kauśikī flows, famous throughout the three worlds. 12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.13) tasyāṃ snātvā dvijaśreṣṭho yāvattiṣṭhati tīragaḥ .. samādhistho japaṃ kurvansaṃtarpya pitṛdevatāḥ .. 13 .. > Having bathed in it, as the best of the twice-born stood on the bank / absorbed in contemplation, performing recitation and offering libations to the ancestors and gods, 13 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.14) tāvattatra samāyātā rājakanyā suśobhanā .. sarvalakṣaṇasampūrṇā sarvaireva guṇairyutā .. .. 14 .. > just then an exceedingly beautiful princess arrived there, / complete in all auspicious marks and endowed with all good qualities. 14 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.15) sa tāṃ saṃvīkṣate yāvatsarvāvayavaśobhanām .. tāvatkāmaśarairvyāptaḥ kartavyaṃ nābhyaviṃdata .. 15 .. > As he looked upon her, beautiful in every limb, / he was pierced by the arrows of love and could not determine what ought to be done. 15 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.16) tataḥ papraccha lokānsa labdhvā kṛcchreṇa cetanām .. kasyeyaṃ kanyakā sādhvī kimarthamiha cāgatā .. 16 .. > Then, having regained consciousness with difficulty, he asked the people: / 'Whose virtuous maiden is this, and for what purpose has she come here? 16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.17) kva yāsyati varārohā sarvaṃ me kathyatāṃ janāḥ .. 17 .. > Where will the beautiful-hipped maiden go? Tell me everything, O people!' 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.18) .. janā ūcuḥ .. .. eṣā gādhisutānāma khyātā trailokyasundarī .. antaḥpurātsamāyātā gaurīpūjanalālasā .. 18 .. > The people said: > 'She is known as the daughter of Gādhi, the beauty of the three worlds; / she has come from the inner quarters, eager to worship Gaurī, 18 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.19) vāṃchamānā subharttāraṃ sarvaiḥ samuditaṃguṇaiḥ .. prāsādo'yaṃ sthito yo'tra nadītīre bṛhattaraḥ.. 19 .. > wishing for a good husband endowed with all virtues. / This very large temple that stands here on the river bank, 19 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.20) umā saṃtiṣṭhate cātra sarvaiḥ saṃpūjitā suraiḥ .. etāṃ ca snāpayitveyaṃ pūjayitvā yathā kramam .. 6.165.20 .. > here resides Umā, worshipped by all the gods. / Having bathed her and having worshipped her in due order, 20 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.21) naivedyaṃ vividhaṃ dattvā kariṣyati tataḥ param .. vīṇāvinodamātraṃ ca śrutimārgasukhāvaham .. 21 .. > and having offered various food offerings, she will after that perform / a mere diversion with the lute, delightful to the path of the ear. 21 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.22) tato yāsyati harmyaṃ svaṃ mandībhūte ca bhāskare .. ṛcīkastu tadākarṇya lokānāṃ vacanaṃ ca yat .. 22 .. > Then, as the sun grows dim, she will go to her palace.' / Having heard that speech of the people, Ṛcīka, 22 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.23) yayau gādhigṛhaṃ śīghraṃ kāmabāṇaprapīḍitaḥ .. taṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasā prāptamṛcīkaṃ bhṛgu sattamam .. saṃmukhaḥ prayayau tūrṇaṃ gādhiḥ pārthivasattamaḥ .. 23 .. > tormented by the arrows of love, went quickly to the house of Gādhi. / Seeing that Ṛcīka, the best of the Bhṛgus, had suddenly arrived, / Gādhi, the best of kings, swiftly went forward to meet him. 23 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.24) gṛhyoktena vidhānena kṛtvā caivārhaṇaṃ tataḥ .. kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā vākyametaduvāca ha .. 24 .. > And having performed hospitality according to the rule prescribed in the household ritual manuals, / he then joined his palms in reverence and spoke this word: 24 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.25) niḥspṛhasyāpi te vipra kimāgamanakāraṇam .. tatsarvaṃ me samācakṣva yena yacchāmi te'khilam .. 25 .. > "O brahmin, though you are free from desires, what is the reason for your coming? / Tell me all of that, so that I may grant you everything." // 25 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.26) .. ṛcīka uvāca .. .. tava kanyā'sti vipreṃdra varārhā varavarṇinī .. brāhmoktena vivāhena tāṃ me dehi mahīpate .. 26 .. > Ṛcīka said: / "O lord of kings, you have an excellent maiden worthy of a bridegroom, of fair complexion. / Bestow her upon me, O ruler of the earth, according to the rite of the Brāhma marriage. // 26 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.27) etadarthamahaṃ prāpto gṛhe tava smarārditaḥ .. sā mayā vīkṣitā rājangaurīpūjārthamāgatā .. 27 .. > For this purpose I have arrived at your house, tormented by love. / She was seen by me, O king, when she had come to worship Gaurī." // 27 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.28) .. sūta uvāca .. .. tacchrutvā bhayasaṃtrasto gādhiḥ pārthivasattamaḥ .. asavarṇaṃ ca taṃ matvā daridraṃ vṛddhamevaca .. adāne śāpabhītastu tato vyājamuvāca saḥ .. 28 .. > Sūta said: / Having heard that, Gādhi, the best of kings, was terrified with fear; / considering him of a different caste, impoverished, and also old, / but afraid of a curse if he did not give \[her\], he then spoke an excuse: // 28 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.29) asmākaṃ kanyakādāne śulkamasti dvijottama .. taccedyacchasi kanyāṃ tāṃ tubhyaṃ dāsyāmyasaṃśayam .. 29 .. > "Among us there is a bride-price for the giving of a maiden, O best of the twice-born. / If you give that, I will give you that maiden without a doubt." // 29 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.30) .. ṛcīka uvāca .. .. brūhi pārthivaśārdūla kanyāśulkaṃ mama drutam .. yena yacchāmi te sarvaṃ yadyapi syātsudurlabham.. .. 6.165.30 .. > Ṛcīka said: / "Speak to me quickly, O tiger among kings, what the bride-price for the maiden is, / so that I may grant you all of it, even if it should be very difficult to obtain." // 30 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.31) .. gādhiruvāca .. .. ekataḥ śyāmakarṇānāmaśvānāṃ vātaraṃhasām .. śatāni sapta vipreṃdra śvetānāṃ caiva sarvataḥ .. 31 .. > Gādhi said: / "Seven hundred horses with the speed of the wind, / each dark-eared on one side and white everywhere else, O best of brahmins: // 31 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.32) ya ānīya pradadyānme tasmai kanyāṃ dadāmyaham .. 32 .. > Whoever brings and gives \[them\] to me, to him I shall give the maiden." // 32 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.33) .. sūta uvāca .. .. sa tatheti pratijñāya ṛcīko munisattamaḥ .. kānyakubjaṃ samāsādya gaṃgātīre viveśa ha .. .. 33 .. > Sūta said: / Having promised, 'So be it,' Ṛcīka, the best of sages, / reached Kānyakubja and entered the bank of the Gaṅgā. // 33 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.34) aśvo voḍheti yatsūktaṃ catuḥṣaṣṭisamudbhavam .. chaṃdaṛṣidevatāyuktaṃ japaṃ cakre tataḥ param .. 34 .. > Thereupon he performed the recitation of the hymn, 'The horse being led...', born of the sixty-fourth \[sūkta\], / complete with meter, seer, and deity, // 34 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.35) viniyogaṃ vājikṛtaṃ gādhinā yatprakīrtitam .. tataste vājinastasmānniṣkrāṃtāḥ salilāddvijāḥ .. 35 .. > directing the ritual application for the horses that had been proclaimed by Gādhi. / Then those horses emerged from the water, O twice-born ones: // 35 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.36) sarvaśvetāḥ suvegāśca śyāmaikaśravaṇāstathā .. śatāni saptasaṃkhyāni tāvatsaṃkhyai rnaraiyutāḥ .. 36 .. > all white, very swift, with one ear dark, / seven hundred in number, accompanied by as many men. // 36 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.37) tataḥ prabhṛti vikhyātamaśvatīrthaṃ dharātale .. gaṃgātīre śubhe puṇye kānyakubjasamīpagam .. yasminsnāne kṛte martyo vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet .. 37 .. > From then on, it became renowned on the earth as Aśvatīrtha, / near Kānyakubja on the auspicious and holy bank of the Gaṅgā, / bathing in which a mortal attains the fruit of a horse-sacrifice. // 37 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.164.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164.165) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ sahitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye'śvatīrthotpattivarṇanaṃnāma paṃcaṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 165 .. > Thus ends the one hundred and sixty-fifth chapter, named 'The Description of the Origin of Aśvatīrtha,' in the Māhātmya of the Hāṭakeśvara Sacred Field, in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth \[part\] of the auspicious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, a collection of eighty-one thousand \[verses\]. // 165 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.164.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.164) · Pramāṇa